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INFORMATION ARMYVOLUNTEERS
What is the Info Army?It’s the friendliest army in town!
Your role is to welcome walkers, answer their questions, and approach them to ask how you can help.
When walkers return, you will be at the Finish Line welcoming them back!
Schedule for Info Army VolunteersSaturday, May 17
• 1:00 pm Information Army Volunteer Orientation at Naumberg Bandshell in Central Park (see map)
Sunday, May 18
Info Army Schedule: • 6:45 a.m. Info Army Key Vol Sergeants arrive to pick up radios• 7:00 a.m. Remaining Info Army volunteers arrive at Naumberg Bandshell • 7:00 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. get Info Army Cap, Volunteer T-shirt, and head to designated post with your sergeant• 10:00 a.m. AIDS Walk New York Begins. Head to Dead Road for lunch. The earliest lunch you’ve ever had!• 10:30 a.m. Set up Finish Line and Hooplah (our celebratory Finish Line Festivities) • 12:00 p.m. Walkers begin finishing the Walk! Welcome them back and distribute Certificates of Completion.• 2:00 p.m. Walker traffic slows down. Stay as long as you can to help breakdown and clean up!• Sunday Evening: Relax! You’ve worked so hard all day
Walker Schedule: • 8:30 a.m. Walker Sign-In Begins• 9:00 a.m. Aerobic Warm-Up, led by WNBA New York Liberty Legends• 9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony Begins• 10:00 a.m. The Walk begins! • 12:00 p.m. Walkers approach the Finish Line (same location as start line)
Location: • The AIDS Walk will starts and ends in Central Park. • Enter the park at 59th Street and 5th Avenue.
Length: • 10 Kilometers/ 6.2 miles• There are three checkpoints along the route with snacks and drinks! • Checkpoint 4 is after the Finish Line. We have ice cream!
Background
This year marks the 29th annual AIDS Walk New York, the east coast’s first and the world’s largest AIDS fundraising event.
The event will raise vital funds for GMHC and more than 40 other AIDS service organizations in the tri-state area.
Important Day of event reminders• If you have a T-shirt from last year, please wear it on
Sunday! If not, we will give you a volunteer T-shirt and an Info Cap
• You are the face of AIDS Walk. Smile and be friendly to walkers!
• Direct walkers & Answer questions • Read the Fact Sheet and Frequently Asked Questions
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Position/ Location Sergent Key Messages at this locationGreen Walker Sign-In @ Apple Store on 59th St and 5th Ave
Addy Chabata and Tembi Sibanda + 3 Volunteers
ONLY SIGN-IN AT THE APPLE STORE IF YOU’VE RAISED ALL $ ONLINE. INSTRUCT WALKERS WITH CASH OR CHECKS TO GO TO GENERAL SIGN-IN. Enter the park at 59th and 5th-all General Sign-In tables alphabetized by last name. Info Army will have 4 signs to hold that instruct walkers with cash/check to go to General Sign-In.
General Sign-In @ Entrance to the park on 59th St and 5th Ave
Alfonso Gaitan* and Mitchel Primrose* +7 Volunteers
All tables are alphabetized by last name. Star Walkers can head directly up East Drive to the Star Walker Sign-In at 65th St. Gold Teams can head directly to Rumsey Field. You can turn in General Team Donations at any table.
Star Walker Brandon Debok* (Info Army General), Daniel Silverstein and Christopher Price* +7 Volunteers
Only those who have raised $1000 are allowed into the Breakfast. However, everyone who registered as a Star Walker is welcome to use Star Walker Sign-In. Star Walker Sign-In volunteers will give them passes if they are eligible to attend the breakfast. Even if they haven’t raised $1000, still be supportive and friendly!
General Info Kira Prentice +3 Volunteers
You’re right in the thick of it! Reach out to people who look lost and direct people where to go.
Lifeguard Chair Paul Zarmati* +3 Volunteers
Refer to script for those “must-says” and help direct people and be friendly!
Dead Road/Zone 5 Trash Head (Dead Road)
Sehrish Bari* +3 Volunteers
Direct people to Opening Ceremony. Let them know where starting lines are (balloon arches).
Checkpoint 4 and Volunteer Breakfast at Band Shell
Nantasha Williams* +3 Volunteers
Let everyone know about the memorial wall and that they can pick up their Fundraising Awards at the Award Tent. They need to get a color coded award card from Sign-In to pick up awards. This is where they will end the Walk. Volunteer breakfast: direct fellow volunteers to their posts after they have breakfast. Refer to Day of Event Shift Locations Map.
72nd St and 5th Ave Elsa O’Callagah +3 Volunteers
Ask people where they need to go (Teams? Star Walker? Gold Team? Want to see the Opening Ceremony?) an d then enthusiastically help them find where they need to go! If they ask about VIP Breakfast- it’s at the Boathouse
72nd St and CPW James Kuwali +3 Volunteers
Ask people where they need to go (Teams? Star Walker? Gold Team? Want to see the Opening Ceremony?) Enthusiastically help them find where they need to go! If they ask about VIP Breakfast- it’s at the Boathouse!
*Key Volunteers with additional responsibilities: Balloon Set-Up: Brandon DeBok; Balloon Asst: Mitchel Primrose, Alfonso Gaitan; Hooplah Leaders: Christopher Price; Trash Master: Jake Johnson Beach Ball Transport: Nantasha Williams, Paul Zarmati
Roles
Sign-In and Awards Walkers only need to sign-in if they have funds to
submit or awards to pick up!
Types of Sign-In:• General Sign-In (enter Central Park on 59th and 5th)• Green Walker Sign-In @ the Apple Store• Star Walker Sign-In • Gold Team Sign-In
Walkers who raise $150 or more earn Fundraising Awards. These can be picked up at the Award Tent after getting an Award Card at Sign-In. Green Walkers and Star Walkers pick up awards at their designated Sign-In areas = one stop shops!
Star Walkers
Star Walkers set the goal to raise $1,000. They are AIDS Walk Royalty! All who raise $1,000 are invited to the exclusive Star Walker Breakfast, and earn all Fundraising Awards AND a crown.
Cheer when you see a Star Walker wearing a crown!
Team Meeting Areas
All teams with at least 25 registered team members will be provided with a Team Meeting Station in Central Park.
This station will have a sign with their Team Name and will be broken down immediately after the Walk starts.
Team Meeting Stations are arranged alphabetically on East Drive and Literary Walk.
Gold Teams Gold Teams are last year’s Top 20 Teams. They have extra special Team Meeting Stations in Rumsey Field and are instructed to enter on 72nd and 5th Each Gold Team also has a scheduled team photo, and can turn in funds at Gold Team Sign-In in Rumsey Field.
Finish Line and HooplahYou’ll be at the Finish Line frontline as you cheer walkers on, welcome them back, and hand them their certificates of completion. You’ll also be throwing beach balls into the crowd!
Contact Information • Brandon DeBok, Army General
• Kira Prentice, Army [email protected]
• Andi Dube, Army [email protected] (office)717-715-4664 (mobile)
See you at orientation on Saturday, May 17!
